PROF. JOHN LANDE PUBLISHES ARTICLE ABOUT SCREENING AND INFORMED CONSENT IN COLLABORATIVE LAWProf. John Lande published “Collaborative Lawyers' Duties to Screen the Appropriateness of Collaborative Law and Obtain Clients' Informed Consent to Use Collaborative Law” (with Forrest S. Mosten), 25 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 347 (2010). This article reviews ethical rules and opinions as well as books and websites by practitioners to identify lawyers’ duties to screen potential Collaborative cases for appropriateness and obtain clients’ informed consent to use the process. It can be downloaded at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1373165.

LLM PROGRAM CELEBRATES TENTH ANNIVERSARY
This year, the LLM Program graduated its tenth class of students. The Class of 2000 graduated on May 6, 2000 and included Art Hinshaw, Mary Ellen Reimund, Donna Pavlick, Gerardo Pico, Stephen Stark, and Lewanda VanPelt. Congratulations to this and all our classes.

JOHN BLANKENSHIP PUBLISHES ARTICLE ON OPENING STATEMENTS IN MEDIATION
John T. Blankenship (LLM ’08) published “The Vitality Of The Opening Statement In Mediation: A Jumping-Off Point To Consider The Process Of Mediation,” 9 Appalachian Journal of Law 165 (2010). He reports the results of an informal poll about the value of opening statements, which suggested the importance of flexibility in the use of opening statements and mediation generally. This article is based on papers written in the LLM Program.

LOVALERIE MULLINS PUBLISHES ARTICLE ABOUT EMPLOYMENT MEDIATIONLoValerie Mullins (LLM ’07) published “Employees Losing Power, Losing Jobs: Making the Case for Mediating Power in the Era of Buy-Ins and Bailouts,” 10 Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal 523 (2010). In this article, she advocates for dispute resolution processes that can manage power disparities in modern “boundaryless” employment. This article is adapted from her LLM Major Research Project.

DAXTON “CHIP” STEWART PUBLISHES ARTICLE ABOUT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OMBUDS STUDYDaxton R. "Chip" Stewart (LLM ’07, PhD ’09) published “Designing A Public Access Ombuds Office: A Case Study Of Virginia's Freedom Of Information Advisory Council,” 9 Appalachian Journal of Law 217 (2010). In this case study, he found that a quasi-ombuds operation was successful because it followed principles of dispute systems design. This article was based on his doctoral dissertation in his LLM-PhD program.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR AALS DISPUTE RESOLUTION WORKS-IN-PROGRESS CONFERENCE
The annual AALS Dispute Resolution Works-in-Progress Conference will be held at the University of Oregon on Oct. 15-16. For more information, see http://adr.uoregon.edu/2010WIPconference/. Proposal submission deadline: Aug. 1.

WERNER INSTITUTE AT CREIGHTON LAW SCHOOL LAUNCHES ADRHUB.COM NETWORK
The Werner Institute at Creighton Law School launched the adrhub.com network for ADR practitioners, academics, and students.

OMBUDSMAN, THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLELOUISVILLE, KY
The University of Louisville seeks a part-time (80% FTE) ombudsman.

VOLUNTEER FACILITATORS, AMERICASPEAKS
On June 26, thousands of Americans across the country will participate in the AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy National Town Meeting. This will take place in locations all across the country. Skilled volunteer table facilitators will be needed for the success of this meeting. For information, see http://usabudgetdiscussion.org/facilitators/.

MEDIATOR / INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, FAMILY LAW MEDIATION FIRMLOS GATOS, CA
There is an opening for an attorney-mediator (independent contractor) at Family Law Mediation. For details, e-mail colemanl@missouri.edu.